Games on September 15, 1963

The games of September 15, 1963

11 games were played on September 15, 1963, according to Retrosheet. The San Francisco Giants routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 13-5, the widest margin of the day. Shutouts: the Houston Colt .45's over the New York Mets (5-0) and the St. Louis Cardinals over the Milwaukee Braves (5-0). One-run games: the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 over the Detroit Tigers, the New York Yankees 2-1 over the Minnesota Twins, the Houston Colt .45's 5-4 over the New York Mets, and the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 over the Milwaukee Braves. Elsewhere, the Cincinnati Reds topped the Chicago Cubs 3-1, the Kansas City Athletics fell to the Boston Red Sox, 5-3, the Los Angeles Angels fell to the Cleveland Indians, 6-3, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1. Doubleheaders on the date: the Houston Colt .45's and the New York Mets and the Milwaukee Braves and the St. Louis Cardinals. The list shows final scores; no game on this date has a full box score here. The pager links to the previous game day, Sep 14, 1963 and the next, Sep 16, 1963. For the wider picture, see the 1963 season.